Here's the thing about Dak & the Cowboys
You guys actually remind me of, Garoppolo & the 49ers (a couple years ago)
You guys have a really good defense (top 10)
You guys are really good on special teams
But on offense, you are "playing to not make mistakes"
Dak, similar to Garoppolo, is not a terrible QB
But they are not elite, top 10 QB's
They are somewhere in that middle ground area
But........they can be turnover prone
So Shannahan (& McCarthy) have to simplify the offense, lean on the run game, do more dink & dunk passes, etc, etc
Just because you can't trust these dudes to NOT turn the football over
The offense is being coached & is playing conservative, to just "don't mess it up for the defense"
The Cowboys have been in that middle ground since Dak's injury
They are good enough to have a winning record & squeeze into the playoffs
But not good enough to get to the Superbowl
Now they could swing for the fences (trade Dak & draft a young QB for the future)
But the problem with that is if you swing & miss........thats yo ass !!!
Like Shannahan & Lynch did by trading all of those picks to jump up for Trey Lance, which CLEARLY did not work out
Them ninjas got lucky as hell with Purdy, because they were THIS CLOSE to being on the unemployment line